INMARSAT MINI-C MOBILE EARTH STATION
MODEL FELCOM
OPERATORS MANUAL
00080934515 00080934515
Pub. No. OME-56380-F1 DAMI FELCOM16
A MAY F1 OCT . 15
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How to discard a used battery
IMPORTANT NOTICES
General
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Radiation Level
10W/m
60 cm
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
xvii
2. SYSTEM INITIALIZATION
FOREWORD
4. INMARSAT C COMMUNICATIONS
3. FILE OPERATIONS
6. OTHER FUNCTIONS
7. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING
5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
SPECIFICATIONS
AP-1
SP-1
IN-1
FOREWORD
Introduction
Features
Program Number
viii
PC Board
JUNCTION BOX IC-315 SSAS ALERT UNIT IC-307 SSAS ALERT UNIT IC-307
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Standard Option Local Supply SSAS Specification
INMARSAT C SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Introduction
OCC SCC LES
Inmarsat C System Configuration
Inmarsat C system configuration
Satellite Position
Region
Satellite
INMARSAT
xiii
Coverage area of Inmarsat satellites
Communications Network
MES signaling channel
NCS/NCS signaling link
LES TDM channel
Types of MES
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INMARSAT C SYSTEM
LRIT COMPLIANCE
xvii
xviii
Notes on the LRIT system
1.1.1 Turning the power on/off
1.1.2 Diagnostics
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
1.1 Communication Unit
PC requirements
1.2 Terminal Unit PC Operation
1.2.1 Starting, quitting the application
1.2.2 Controls description
Controls
F1-F10
Backspace
Num Lock
1.2.3 Shortcut keys
Ctrl
Description
1.2.4 Function keys
Menu
1.3 Standby Display
Standby display
1 Communication network mode
1.3.1 Display indications
2 WORKING AREA
2 Communication unit status
3a Communication status
3b RF CON board program version number
4 Frame synchronization
5 Ocean region receiving
6 Logging status
1-10
7 Other information
8 Date and time
9 Ship’s position
1.4 Menu Overview
1-11
Keying Sequence
1.5 Error Messages and Alerts
1-12
1.6 Choosing a Printer
1-13
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
1-14
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2.1 System Settings
2. SYSTEM INITIALIZATION
3. Press the ↓ key twice to choose MES Operation Mode
2.2 PC Window Setup
Window Color Setup
Default Color
Window Color
Window color setup menu
Window Color Setup
Location of items
Base Window
2.3 Login and Logout
2.3.1 Login
4. Yes is selected press the Enter key to start login
2.3.2 Logout
2.4 EGC Settings
2.4.1 What is the EGC Enhanced Group Call service?
2 FleetNETTM
2.4.2 EGC setup
2-10
2-11
7. Press the Enter key to open the navarea entry window
2-12
10. Press the ↓ key to choose Station Code
EGC channel list
2.4.3 Adding EGC channels
2-13
2-14
5. Press the Enter key to open the EGC channel list entry screen
2.4.4 Saving, printing EGC messages automatically
2-15
Automatically saving EGC messages
Auto Log Print
2-16
Automatically printing EGC messages
2.5 Adding NCS Channels
2-17
NCS channel list, update window
NCS channel list
2-18
13. Yes is selected press the Enter key to register input
2-19
2.6.1 Setting toll charges
2.6 LES List
2-20
3. Press the 2 key to display the LES List
2.6.2 Registering LES to LES list
2-21
Place cursor here LES ID No 0 AORWEST 1 AOREAST 2 POR 3 IOR
Name
LES list, text entry window
2.6.3 Editing the LES list
2-22
2.6.4 Printing the LES list
2-23
1. Press F8, 8 and 2 to display the LES list
2. To print the LES list, press the P key while pressing the Ctrl key
2-24
2.7 Station List
2.7.1 Adding stations to the station list
Destination communication type options
2-25
Procedure for Telex
Modem type options window
2-26
Procedure for FAX
2-27
Procedure for E-mail
2.7.2 Editing the station list
2-28
Sample station list printout
2.7.3 Printing the station list
2-29
2.8 Entering Own Ship’s Position
2-30
Ship position, update
Ship position window
2.9.1 Creating a directory where to store messages
2.9 Creating A Directory
2-31
Directories
2-32
5. Enter directory name and press the Enter key. Entered name appears
2.9.2 Specifying directory where to store messages
2-33
2.10 E-mail Service/SMS Station List
2-34
Setup menu, configuration
Setup menu, E-Mail/SMS service list
2-35
E-mail setup items
Service station list, service station name entry window
Service ID E-Mail SMS LES IDAORW AORE POR IOR To Cc Subject
2-36
16. Press the ↓ key to choose LES ID
2.11 E-mail Setup
2-37
Setup
E-mail setup
2.12 Saving, Loading System Settings
2.12.1 Saving system settings
2-38
Station List Station List LES List LES List
Load Window
2.12.2 Loading system settings to the terminal unit
2-39
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3. FILE OPERATIONS
3.1 Files and Working Areas
3.2 Preparing Files
3.2.1 Preparing a routine file
3.2.2 Preparing a confidential file
Addressee code and password
Preparing message with both addressee code and password
Preparing message with addressee code
3.2.3 Editor menu setup
Setup
3.2.4 Working with text
Displayed if Line No. is turned on in Editor Setup menu
Cursor can be a square or an underline Line Number
Cutting and pasting text
Copying and pasting text
Search and Replace
Insert with Citation
Select All
Search Word
Direction
Forward
Query or ALL QueryQuery
Go to line
Time or Pos. Ins
3-10
3.3 Saving Files
3.3.1 Save file, retain place on screen
3.3.2 Save file, clear screen
3-11
File menu, close file prompt
Save screen
3.4.2 Switching between files
3.4 Opening Files
3.4.1 Opening files
3-12
3.4.3 Opening a file when both working areas are occupied
3-13
3.5 Saving a File Under a New Name
3-14
3.6 Printing Files
3-15
Overwrite confirmation screen
Sample print screen
3.7 Combining Files
3-16
3.8 Deleting Files
3-17
Sample delete screen
Prompt for verification of file delete
3.9 Renaming Files
3-18
File, rename
Rename window
3.10 Decoding E-mail Attachment
3-19
File chosen at step
File attachment
3-20
8. Press the Esc key twice to return to the standby display
4.1.1 Code description
4. INMARSAT C COMMUNICATIONS
4.1 Transmitting
4.1.2 Transmitting prepared message
Transmitting a message to a station registered on station list
Transmit
Message File
Station Na
FURUNO
1 Press the ↓ key to choose Subject
Transmit message menu, select file window opened
LES ID options
Transmit
Normal
Transmit message screen
Transmit Message
30.Press the Esc key twice to return to the standby display
TRANSMIT MESSAGE STATUS
Transmitting a message to a station not registered on station list
Displayed if toll charges have been entered. See para
Not used
Transmit message menu, destination type options window
Transmit Message
4-10
Transmit message menu, country/ocean code window
Transmit message menu, station ID window opened
Country/Ocean Code
4-11
LED ID entry window
4-12
Transmit message menu, modem type options window
4-13
Transmit message menu, address entry window
Transmit message menu, subject entry window opened
Address
4-14
Transmit message menu, select file window
4.1.3 Transmitting a file stored on the hard disk
4-15
4.1.4 Canceling transmission on a message awaiting transmission
4-16
Automatically receiving delivery status
4.1.5 Requesting delivery status
4-17
4-18
Message File
Station
Priority
4-19
Manually requesting delivery status
Request delivery status display
Sample message file list
4.1.6 Accessing the code number services
4-20
Displayed if toll charges have been entered. See para
Not used
4-21
Content
Code
Remarks
1. Send Message Log
4.1.7 Displaying the send message log
4-22
4.2.1 When a message is received
4.2 Receiving
4-23
Received message alarm
4.2.2 Setting the receive alarm
4.2.3 Displaying, printing received messages
4-24
Auto Log Print
4-25
Display message list description
Message No
Priority
4-26
Location of password
Sample printout
Appears only for confidential messages
4-27
About attachments
4.2.4 Automatically printing received messages
4.2.5 Saving received messages to the hard disk
4-28
Auto Log Print
Auto Log Print
4.2.6 Automatically saving received messages to the hard disk
4-29
4.2.7 Deleting received messages
4-30
Sample receive message log
Delete window
4.3 Display Log
4.3.1 Displaying and printing the display log
4-31
Display log description
Auto Log Print
4.3.2 Automatic printing of display log
4-32
4.4 EGC Messages
4.4.1 Displaying and reprinting EGC messages
4-33
1. Display EGC Message
4.4.2 Displaying EGC closed network ID ENID
4-34
EGC message log
4.4.3 Displaying the EGC message log
4-35
4. INMARSAT C OPERATIONS
4-36
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5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
5.1 Data Reporting
5.1.1 Setting a data report
5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
Data report menu regular interval reporting
5.1.2 Setting a message report
PIN Code
10. Press the ↓ or ↑ key to choose a station
Message report screen
5.1.3 Automatic printing of data report, polling command
Auto Log Print
5.2.1 Polling commands
5.2 Polling
Polling command on MES signalling channel
Polling command on MES message channel
PIN Code
5.2.2 Other polling commands
5-10
Public Switched Telephone Network
Packet Switched Data Network
Sample MES message channel printout
5.2.3 Polling reception
5-11
5-12
5.3 DNID Data Network Identification
5.3.1 Displaying DNID
5.3.2 Enabling/Disabling DNID
5-13
5. DATA REPORTING AND POLLING
5-14
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6. OTHER FUNCTIONS
6.1 Aborting an Operation
NCS scan confirmation screen
6.2 Scanning NCS Common Channel
Ocean region menu
6.3 Choosing EGC Receiving Channel
6.4 Choosing NCS Channel
6.5 LES Information
Description of LES information table
Services Alphabet shown only when Flag is “1” for a bit
7. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING
7.1 General Checking and Maintenance
Cleaning the communication unit
Checking connectors and earth terminal on the communication unit
7.2 Diagnostics
7.2.1 Self test at power on
Program No. ** = Version no
7.3 Performance Verification PV Test
7.3.1 PV test sequence
Do not press any distress button unless you are in distress
7.3.2 PV test procedure
Automatic test mode Normal communication disabled
7.3.3 Results of PV test
Signal Strength
Interpreting the PV test results display
Test Date & Time
7.4 System Status Monitor
Interpreting the system status monitor
Date
Time
7.5 Replacing the Fuse
Antenna Power Supply
Temperature
DCE Memory
7.6 Error Messages
7.6.1 Equipment trouble messages
Error Message
Meaning
7.6.2 Warning messages
7-10
Error Message
Meaning
AP-1
APPENDIX
Menu Tree
AP-2
F3 Transmit
F4 EGC
TRANSMIT
AP-3
F5 Reports
AP-4
F6 Logs
F7 Options FELCOM functions as Inmarsat MES
F7 Options FELCOM functions as EGC receiver
AP-5
F8 Setup
INMARSAT-C, EGC
Full Screen, Half Screen YY-MM-DD, MMM-DD-YY, DD-MMM-YY
AP-6
APPENDIX
AP-7
APPENDIX
International Telex/Telephone Country Code List
AP-8
AP-9
Area and Country
Telephone
Telex Country
AP-10
APPENDIX
AP-11
APPENDIX
AP-12
APPENDIX
AP-13
APPENDIX
AP-14
APPENDIX
April/2003
LES List
AP-15
International Telex Abbreviations
AP-16
Abbreviation
Meaning
International Telegraphy Alphabet
AP-17
FIGURES
LETTERS
AP-18
Messages
F1 File
AP-19
F3 Transmit
F5 Data report
F7 PV test
AP-20
FURUNO PARTS LIST
Parts List
AP-21
Parts Location
Communication unit
Antenna unit
AP-22
FURUNO SPECIFICATIONS OF INMARSAT C MES FELCOM
GENERAL
ANTENNA UNIT
SOURCE
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INDEX
IN-1
IN-2
IN-3